Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva

Teacher and Authorpreneur

Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva is an award-winning author, credentialed teacher, blogger, and entrepreneur. She is author of the new book series, Little Kids, Big Voices. With six years’ writing experience and over ten years’ experience as an English teacher, she continues to provide educational and writing tips to parents and aspiring writers through her blog and social media.

In 2008, Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva started TCD Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers tutoring, mentoring, service learning, community-based projects, supplementary curriculum, and more to youth. In 2011, Taneeka started Building Voices, an independent publishing company that specializes in children’s fiction in efforts to encourage, entertain, and motivate children around the world through reading. Taneeka has taken several creative writing courses through the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, and with two Master’s Degrees under her belt she is considered an expert in her field. She has several profile pages including Goodreads and LibraryThing, and is a member of SCBWI and IBPA. Her first novel, Broccoli Chronicles won three literary awards. Lastly, she is an Educational Consultant for Educatext and has an Administrative Credential which validates her role as an educational leader.

In Taneeka’s spare time, she loves reading and writing children’s books, primarily easy readers and chapter books. She also enjoys volunteering at her church and giving back to the community.

Taneeka is a graduate of Chapman University and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with her husband, their daughter, and their Yorkshire Terrier, Sebastian.

Building Voices™ is an independent publishing company that specializes in Children’s Fiction and Non-Fiction resources for home and school. Our mission is to build soft voices into outspoken leaders. Get involved in Reading Builds Character, our reading program and nationwide initiative. Check out our award-winning Broccoli Chronicles! We tweet at @buildingvoices.